New research suggests previous assumptions about the pathogenesis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are inadequate.

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for treatment of chronic pain in the back and/or lower extremities is associated with greater ...

Researchers have used AI tools to describe three sub-types of Chiari type-1, which will help guide clinicians to make the most effective treatment decisions for their patients. Chiari type-1 ...

Grant supports the first clinical trials studying the potential for brain-computer interface (BCI) and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to ...

For the condition, Chiari type-1 malformation, the diagnosis is straightforward: the lower part of the brain, known as the cerebellum, protrudes at least five millimeters through the gap in the skull ...

The protein netrin1 has an entirely unanticipated role in organizing the spinal cord during early development.

Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns talked to a neurosurgeon at UPMC about the connection between the brain and spinal cord and when ...

Every time you bend your neck and for every inch you bend, it can double or triple the load on the cervical spine. The nerves ...

Inceptiv is a small device, implanted in the lower torso with leads to the spinal cord, that provides responsive counter-stimulation to relieve chronic pain. The device was approved by the FDA in ...

An evidence review on the diagnosis and treatment of tethered spinal cord, a rare condition affecting the nervous system, found that, while surgery could be a good option for symptomatic patients ...

These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot respond to signals from the nerves, they atrophy — weaken and shrink — from inactivity. One in every 6,000 babies is born with ...